I have been Hacked!

STEED · 03-07-14, 10:37 AM

Hi all posting this from my local librarie, last night my PC was hacked by a scammer and locked me out! Only just logged on when my PC went into restart mode then I was greeted by the threat screen and to get it unlocked I had to set up account to pay them money!

Heard all about these arseholes scammers who do this so the following is to them....I WIN YOU GET SOD ALL OUT OF ME!

It was a old XP which I was going to scrap off this year and buy a new one which today I have and will luck pick it up Saturday. Should be back to normal next week, so catch all then with luck.

Tango589 · 03-07-14, 10:44 AM

Oh dear , oh dear, oh dear Steed. These malwarez are often picked up from dubious 'gentlemans' websites. What have you been viewing? (not that I'm talking from experience or anything...

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STEED · 03-07-14, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tango589

Oh dear , oh dear, oh dear Steed. These malwarez are often picked up from dubious 'gentlemans' websites. What have you been viewing? (not that I'm talking from experience or anything...

)

Never gone to them mate, full of bad stuff them.

I'm looking into it.

Oberon · 03-07-14, 10:53 AM

http://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

http://noscript.net/

https://www.malwarebytes.org/

Wolferz · 03-07-14, 10:57 AM

krashkart · 03-07-14, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

http://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

http://noscript.net/

https://www.malwarebytes.org/

Yut.

BossMark · 03-07-14, 11:19 AM

Toff boy getting his own back STEED

could be me next then

TarJak · 03-07-14, 02:57 PM

Your GCHQ contact gone rogue eh?

Spiced_Rum · 03-07-14, 03:28 PM

It could have been Putin's boys making sure the Avengers stay out of the whole Ukraine and Crimea debacle.

raymond6751 · 03-07-14, 03:56 PM

That bit about F8 and restore previous start point. Has anyone done that with this problem?

Dan D · 03-07-14, 04:05 PM

Here, twice. I was watching live stream Champions League Football (Soccer) over the internet to work around pay tv, of course.

BrucePartington · 03-07-14, 04:48 PM

Happened to me before, while on a tv website (I watch every CSI episode 24 hours after they premiere in the US

, on public tv here they are "a few" seasons behind).
No, my hands do not show excessive hair growth

Like posted previously, Safe Mode and Malwarebytes will do the trick. Go out and have a pint (or two) while Malwarebytes works for you. You've earned it

Wolferz · 03-07-14, 04:59 PM

Steed isn't fooling anyone...
He was going Japanese and got himself a cyber STD.

vienna · 03-07-14, 06:50 PM

I'll bet the ghost of Steve Jobs is behind it: "Won't buy a Mac? We'll see about that..." ...

Using a PC in the libraray is no guarantee you won't get that particular malware. About a year ago, I was in a public library in my area when a patron using a PC went up to the service desk in a bit of a fluster; it seems she got that "We're the government and we've locked your PC" screen. So, even with all the IT safeguards available to the city (Los Angeles), the malware got through...

As far as suspect sites, in that case I don't think it applies. The lady patron was of an advanced age (anyone older than me is of an "advanced age" and there are fewer every year) and I really doubt she was indulging in a salacious viewing of something like, say, "Old Geezers Gone Wild"...

Then, again, maybe Grannies "got it going on"...

<O>

gordonmull · 03-08-14, 12:23 AM

Sadly some people do end up falling for this scam.

I've had a couple of these types, one so nasty that it required a reinstall of the OS. Nothing would shift it. I lost nothing because I back up important files. OK if I lost my latest SH campaign it is no real disaster but personal stuff like photos and documents that I'd be gutted to lose are all stashed away on an external HDD.

I tend to view really annoying viruses as a prompt to do a reinstall these days, so the people that are out to mess me up are actually doing me a favour. Otherwise I'd probably not get round to it.

03-07-14, 10:37 AM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I have been Hacked! Hi all posting this from my local librarie, last night my PC was hacked by a scammer and locked me out! Only just logged on when my PC went into restart mode then I was greeted by the threat screen and to get it unlocked I had to set up account to pay them money! Heard all about these arseholes scammers who do this so the following is to them....I WIN YOU GET SOD ALL OUT OF ME! It was a old XP which I was going to scrap off this year and buy a new one which today I have and will luck pick it up Saturday. Should be back to normal next week, so catch all then with luck. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-07-14, 10:44 AM	#2
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Oh dear , oh dear, oh dear Steed. These malwarez are often picked up from dubious 'gentlemans' websites. What have you been viewing? (not that I'm talking from experience or anything...) __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

03-07-14, 10:57 AM	#5
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	__________________ Tomorrow never comes

03-07-14, 11:19 AM	#7
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Toff boy getting his own back STEED could be me next then __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

03-07-14, 03:28 PM	#9
Spiced_Rum Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2013 Location: Enjoying a run ashore Posts: 1,129 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	It could have been Putin's boys making sure the Avengers stay out of the whole Ukraine and Crimea debacle. __________________ Spiced_Rum "The only rocks I want to see are in my glass, and covered with lashings of Spicey and Coke"

03-07-14, 10:53 AM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	http://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/ http://noscript.net/ https://www.malwarebytes.org/

03-07-14, 02:57 PM	#8
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Your GCHQ contact gone rogue eh?

03-07-14, 03:56 PM	#10
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Anyone tried that? That bit about F8 and restore previous start point. Has anyone done that with this problem? __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

03-07-14, 04:05 PM	#11
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here, twice. I was watching live stream Champions League Football (Soccer) over the internet to work around pay tv, of course. __________________

03-07-14, 04:48 PM	#12
BrucePartington XO Join Date: May 2013 Location: KM AM99 Posts: 405 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Happened to me before, while on a tv website (I watch every CSI episode 24 hours after they premiere in the US , on public tv here they are "a few" seasons behind). No, my hands do not show excessive hair growth Like posted previously, Safe Mode and Malwarebytes will do the trick. Go out and have a pint (or two) while Malwarebytes works for you. You've earned it

03-07-14, 04:59 PM	#13
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Steed isn't fooling anyone... He was going Japanese and got himself a cyber STD. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

03-07-14, 06:50 PM	#14
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'll bet the ghost of Steve Jobs is behind it: "Won't buy a Mac? We'll see about that..." ... Using a PC in the libraray is no guarantee you won't get that particular malware. About a year ago, I was in a public library in my area when a patron using a PC went up to the service desk in a bit of a fluster; it seems she got that "We're the government and we've locked your PC" screen. So, even with all the IT safeguards available to the city (Los Angeles), the malware got through... As far as suspect sites, in that case I don't think it applies. The lady patron was of an advanced age (anyone older than me is of an "advanced age" and there are fewer every year) and I really doubt she was indulging in a salacious viewing of something like, say, "Old Geezers Gone Wild"... Then, again, maybe Grannies "got it going on"... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

03-08-14, 12:23 AM	#15
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Sadly some people do end up falling for this scam. I've had a couple of these types, one so nasty that it required a reinstall of the OS. Nothing would shift it. I lost nothing because I back up important files. OK if I lost my latest SH campaign it is no real disaster but personal stuff like photos and documents that I'd be gutted to lose are all stashed away on an external HDD. I tend to view really annoying viruses as a prompt to do a reinstall these days, so the people that are out to mess me up are actually doing me a favour. Otherwise I'd probably not get round to it.